Stranglehold - Ted Nugent | The Midnight Special

[@hindalane2044]

For 45 years, my sister made me promise to play this at her funeral. The ridiculosity of that always entertained us to no end. She passed away yesterday. I will honor her wishes.

[@lindaarrowwood8394]

My condolences 💐 😢

[@Torquemonster440]

Let it rip in her honor !!.. I'm sure she'll appreciate it.

[@kingboagart899]

I would have been in love with your sister, sorry i never met her!

[@TheToymanbb]

Wow so sorry for your loss, how many times did you play it at her funeral

[@stoney093]

Play it for her and send her home in style.. lord please touch this family an put a hedge around them .. amen

[@eric_in_florida]

Eleven minutes of Stranglehold on national TV. Boy those days are gone for good!

[@hinjurock70]

And so are the days of underage groupies 😞

[@FINfinFINfinFINfin]

@@hinjurock70 Don Henley sure thinks so.

[@hinjurock70]

@@FINfinFINfinFINfin 😄

[@michaelrochester48]

@@hinjurock70 Every rock band did that from kiss to Led Zeppelin to the Rolling Stones. Don’t push this on Ted. These were willing groupies

[@hinjurock70]

@@michaelrochester48 I know - apparently you misunderstood my comment, because I wasn't judging or denouncing rock stars hooking up with underage groupies - I've been defending that for years online and getting attacked left and right. No one thought a 16 year-old was a "child" in the 70's, 80's and 90's. It's only been over the last 15 or so years that American society has infantilized teenagers - that's why 20-somethings are so immature these days and many still live with their parents.

[@kickstar1]

I believe Ted was the top grossing live act of 1978. He was HUGE. I was fortunate to see him front row in 1984 when he was still a wild man with no shirt but playing to a much smaller crowd by then. 1978 was the year my 9 year old self discovered KISS, Ted, Aerosmith, Queen and Foghat. You literally cannot top 70's music.

[@TheIsagregorio]

I saw him in 2011. Great show.

[@sunnystormy4973]

-#cheers-- !- 🔥💯🤘

[@kevinwalsh4652]

I saw him here in Providence in 1978, WHO opened for him?

[@Zoetropeification]

@@kevinwalsh4652 I give up. Who?

[@kevinwalsh4652]

@@Zoetropeification haha, no, I was asking him if he recalled Ted's opening act, I forgot myself.

[@DavidxWebb]

Saw Ted live in 1978. 9th grade. Had school the next day. Everyone's ears hurt the next day. It was amazing.

[@Craigonater]

I saw him at Cobo Arena in Detroit at the 87' Whiplash Bash. My ears rang for at least 3 days. It was awesome! ✌🏼

[@robmatlock7675]

@@DavidxWebb my ears weren't to only thing that hurt, the hangover was as bad😁

[@Queenofthebackroads]

I saw Nugent at the Baltimore Civic Center (forget the year). We sat really close to the massive speakers. Major regret. My boyfriend and I had to see a doctor the next day for extreme pain. Our ears were never the same, sadly.

[@robmatlock7675]

@@Queenofthebackroads you could get a breeze from those speakers, with hearing lose thrown in for free😁

[@PuckDropCards]

Agree! Saw him in the 70's as well. Swear that I still haven't gotten my full hearing back yet!

[@davebongianino4318]

Stranglehold is not just a song to fans of rock and roll, it is an anthem for a generation. Like Free Bird and Stairway to Heaven, these are songs that transcend time.

[@bhenderson7651]

I have to second that list

[@jeffw2228]

@@bhenderson7651👍🏻

[@richarddemp2413]

Agreed!!

[@WillieDuitt1]

You speak the truth Dude Man!!!

[@bcstlmo]

Amen.

[@PatriotSteve]

Those were the end of the 70’s rock era days and Ted was king of the hill for a little while.

[@joelkeeton434]

Listen to Journey to the Center of the Mind, Amboy Dukes. Nugent just getting started in 1968.

[@MP-nm9df]

I’m 65 and saw him in my 20’s. How the hell can a 65 year old women friggin love this still?!?

[@Cosmogirl014]

62 and I sure do too, we ROCK!

[@titanuranus]

@@Cosmogirl014 You and MP are both people with superb and discerning taste.

[@Cosmogirl014]

thx! Same to you! @@titanuranus

[@solocam1962]

61 here ... learned this as one of the first when I picked up a guitar. Needle and vinyl, 3 seconds at a time. I still get chicken bumps when I hear this. Ted loves America! Oh yea, he was and is drug free.

[@Diocrew]

Because this is good music and they don't make em like that anymore!

[@williampoff913]

There will never be another Ted Nugent!! EVER!! A Northern Rocker with a SOUTHERN ROCK HEART!!!

[@lindawojtas4491]

MIDWEST PEOPLE ROCK......🎵🎵🎵🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Pokesalad222]

@@williampoff913 be grateful

[@patsaccaro9203]

hes aight

[@Pokesalad222]

@@williampoff913 clown 🤡

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

Billy Strings

[@BillPatten-zh6lx]

When this came out I would sit in the back of my friend's car and listen to this at about 115 dB through Jensen Triax speakers. Now I'm paying for that, but still gotta crank it up.

[@Zoetropeification]

I had Jensen 6x9 triaxles in the rear deck of my camaro. And often had Nugent in the 8track. Still remember that the glove box held nine 8track tapes. And the ashtray always seemed to hold a few roaches. Man, high school was fun. 🙂

[@marknugent6155]

My 70 Torino wasn't running and one night , while listening to the Radio , Billy Thorpes , Children of the Sun , came on the radio . It sucked , so I jumped into the back seat of my car and Cranked it up . The very next song was Stranglehold ! Both songs had parts that sound like they go in one ear into one side of your conscience right out the other ear . I had an Original Pioneer Tuner and 40 Watt Amp through Jensen Triaxles. I was 17 or so at the time. 40 plus years later , and I still remember that moment in time !

[@BillPatten-zh6lx]

​❤😁

[@Mark-eu4di]

Ha ha! That was me too! 61 now, my hearing is fried, I saw Ted twice in Florida in 1980 at the Florida jam and Savannah ga.

[@LindaHein-y3m]

I did the same thing!! 6:20 It was so cool how the music would bounce between the speakers! I lived those speakers and this song showed how great they were! Thanks for reminding me of that memory!

[@michaelgarcia2050]

Anyone who can control a hollowbody guitar played through a stack of cranked old Fender amps is a certified badass.

[@bigfoot-id8bv]

Not just a hollow body but a byrdland, weird scale jazz thing……very hard to do.

[@metalwizard1969]

Especially wearing those pants.

[@waynepurcell6058]

@@bigfoot-id8bv Short scale 24". A typical Gibson Les Paul ranges from 24.594" to 24.75" (depending on year) with a Strat/Tele being 25.5". Shorter scale length just makes it easier to do bends and wide vibrato. Keeping a hollow body guitar "under control" as to feedback with loud volume is what's difficult. Plenty of people have done/do it, but one definitely has to know their particular guitar really well to keep it under firm control.

[@phillipg1331]

I mean humbuckers definitely help.

[@davidstokes4630]

@@waynepurcell6058 Good knowledge and advice.

[@SteveOostdyk]

I'm awestruck just watching his right hand: how he picks, uses controlled feedback, his volume and tone knobs all incorporated into this piece of music. Brilliant! People don't realize how difficult it is for someone to get to that level of playing. He's not just playing a bunch of notes. He makes his guitar sing those notes by his dynamics and phrasing and that's what makes Ted Nugent so great as a guitarist. Really an absolute master and up there with the very best of the best.

[@GTX1123]

You make an astute observation my friend. Managing guitar volume as a way to leverage tone dynamics is a lost art. It's way undervalued nowadays, but its the key to good organic tone and players from the arena rock days of yore were all well familiar with it. It's hard enough to control feedback on a solid body guitar run through a bunch of dimed up amplifiers stacked on top of 2x12 cabinets all daisy chained together. But trying to manage all of that through a hollow body guitar which Ted was known for, is an absolute feedback nightmare. It took an incredible level of skill to do it...

[@michaeldeloach838]

Dude, I'm a drummer but I was noticing exactly that when I was watching this. The way he's playing that guitar is like watching a conductor drive an orchestra. He's getting exactly what he wants out of it. This is a master class in classic rock guitar solo technique and performance. Great observation man 👍

[@TheAnimeist]

100%, his diminuendos are incredibly fast and accurate. I was waiting for him to mess up. But he didn't. He uses countless techniques flawlessly. It leaves me in awe.

[@rickydrone9274]

Saw Uncle Ted at The Spectrum in Philadelphia during the seventies. The stacks of speakers was unbelievable, and thought the building was going to explode....lol

[@jeff4310]

@@l.sutton1392 Same here. Saw him at the Silverdome, which made it reverberate even louder. Couldn't hear squat for days. It was the loudest concert I've ever been to. Plus watching him jump off the top of the amp stacks was awesome!

[@dmitryowens]

This is one of the greatest and most unique and creative guitar solos ever written.

[@D34DH34D4LYF]

You need to get out more.

[@redneckfarmer6584]

@@D34DH34D4LYF to each his or her own.

[@dmitryowens]

@@D34DH34D4LYF Wtf does getting out more have to do with appreciating a great classic guitar solo?

[@BuddyNika]

They are jealous scabs.@@dmitryowens

[@BuddyNika]

You need to stay in more.@@D34DH34D4LYF

[@mikeelek9713]

Ted Nugent - white spandex with suspenders, fur tail, studded wrist bands, no shirt, long hair. Man, the '70s were great! I bet the show's producers weren't expecting that extended riff at the end.

[@Hummingbirds2023]

And NO Friggin TATTOOS!!! ❤

[@Kevinhomes-k7i]

Wang dang sweet poontang

[@Scottocaster6668]

​@@Kevinhomes-k7iNashville pussy right there!

[@ThundersMcCoy]

*REAL* musicians playing *REAL* music with *REAL* instruments through *REAL* amplifiers ... *LIVE!!*

[@larryjohns8823]

No auto-tune either!!!😊

[@jasonf.4107]

Wearing REAL tights

[@bitemenow609]

People did not know that Uncle Ted did not do the vocals on the early stuff.

[@Hummingbirds2023]

And NO friggin TATTOOS!!! 😂

[@TheDKServices]

Derek St John sorely underrated

[@robmatlock7675]

One day, in 1977 Bad Company was playing Tulsa, their opening act got food poisoning. Ted flew in on a moment's notice and with Bad Co as his backup band, played an hour set. I wish I has a camera, or at least an audio tape recorder. A very unique take on his hits.

[@edbeck8925]

I saw Ted when he was with Dam Yankees in like 1991. Bad Company was the second show. But it was kind of a mistake to follow Ted on stage. He had so much energy, anything else is a let down.

[@robmatlock7675]

@@edbeck8925 you definitely have to bring your A game to follow Ted

[@AnthonyGuilaini]

Ted nugent .rock beast. Great American Patriot.

[@bigpoppa5732]

Ted was incredible Live!!! Anybody else remember the loin cloth guy swinging in from the speaker? Good times before them Damn Yankees turned to FLUFF

[@robmatlock7675]

@@bigpoppa5732 He looked like Tarzan swinging across from one speaker to the other in a loin cloth.

[@standaman1963]

I'm so glad KZbin is showing all of these great performances from Midnight Special.

[@AZwill66]

Still one of the hardest jams ever.. excellent vocals and Ted’s guitar playing was phenomenal

[@DannyD714]

i totally remember seeing this the night it was broadcast. where the hell did 45 years go?!

[@georgefaulk2528]

They went Up in Smoke, LOL.

[@DannyD714]

@@georgefaulk2528 yup...a LOT of smoke lol

[@Zoetropeification]

I knew a Danny D from Mansfield back in the day. That you man?

[@DannyD714]

@@Zoetropeification nope sorry.

[@RockNRoller66]

The disco that hit that year has fogged out minds out and we're still recovering. It was like clown dust thrown in the face of Rock and Roll.

[@HiHiAmericanPie]

1977, an orange Formula Firebird 400, a pioneer super tuner cassette deck with Jensen 9's across the backset deck cranked and Penny B in the passenger seat. Age 17 was quite fun indeed!!!

[@robertmccarthy1256]

1978,a silver 280z Ted in the cassette deck and Deborah D in the passenger seat, both were beautiful 🥰

[@gregbaldwin5144]

76 trans am with same setup with Kristin in passenger seat!

[@Charles53412]

At 75 Uncle Ted can still rock like he's 20!

[@KB-ke3fi]

I can hear him play from my house down the street here in Texas.

[@ericm4426]

​@@KB-ke3fi you shitting me

[@rayschurr9337]

Seen him play 2 months ago and WOW can he still play.

[@AzTurboMini]

He lives on a ranch so yes he is. ​@@ericm4426

[@stbentoak5047]

He came to Ft Myers to play a charity hurricane Ian recovery event. Played for FREE. Absolutely ruled the stadium. Overshadowed the headlining act......Lynrd Skynrd.....

[@victorkreitner754]

Saw Ted in Modesto CA about 23 years ago with Nightranger. One ofthe best concerts I ever saw. The audience, no lie was about 70 to 80% women to men with all the women drop dead gorgeous. Ted really could draw the women to his shows.

[@bethann2971]

I saw Ted when I was in high school in the 70's , had a back stage pass and got to meet the band , best time ever, the 70's was full of concerts and kick ass bands ,

[@jaquestraw1]

Sure miss those days

[@michaelangelo6378]

Yea sure, and I got to meet and chat with Mark the animal Mendoza from twisted sister last month when I sold him my old toolbox

[@bethann2971]

@@debbiebasche5337 Thank you , the 70's were a lot of fun for sure , I was always going to concerts , it was a wonderful time to be young , I was very fortunate to have seen so so many awesome bands...

[@wildrover9650]

I went to a boatload of concerts in the 70s. I started in 76 when I was 14. Never seen Led Zeppelin though. Seen Ted twice. Went to most of my concerts at the Hollywood Sportatorium in Hollywood Florida. I'd hate to be a young kid today.

[@wehrwolfe69]

When the live version is better Fabulous musicians!

[@r3d5ive87]

I’m still baffled at how Ted somehow sat still long enough to learn how to play guitar

[@eric_in_florida]

Haha good point. It must have come naturally to him because you're right. He's not the type to spend 16 hours a day playing in his bedroom like Randy Rhoads and many others.

[@extrucker]

I know, right? Commonly great guitar players tend to be more introverted. Ted is anomaly and naturally talented guitar player. I don’t think he needed to work hard at it he just unleashed his natural talent.

[@rishz7857]

His intensity with any endeavor led to zero wasted repetition/ effort, most likely.

[@herbpetee75]

WHO SAID HE DID ???😂😂😂

[@iamthelizardking6239]

⁠@@eric_in_floridayeah he was already in a band when he was a young kid. At 11 his band The Lourdes won the Michigan state battle of the bands, he’s one of the most naturally gifted guitar players in rock history.

[@badactor3440]

Arguably, one of the top 10 greatest rock and roll songs of all time

[@friedjubes5991]

Be quiet no it’s not

[@richardeidemiller6739]

​​@@friedjubes5991agreed, but when hormones and testosterone was running high it was fun. Vicki

[@extrucker]

Hell yeah it is!

[@johnhale1723]

Hell yeah! I saw them live! I'm 71 now,still remembering! Rock and Roll will be er die !!

[@David633-12m]

@@friedjubes5991 You are a crazy

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

Ted always found great singers. Derek, Charlie, Brian. His bassist on the record Rob Grange is so underrated.

[@tomthompson75]

Meatloaf!!!

[@astros1962]

Meatloaf

[@jt3035]

Here we go again with the word underrated. Just stop.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

🛑 with ‘underrated’ term please

[@mtnvalley9298]

NOT UNDERRATED this band sucks

[@redneckfarmer6584]

50 years from now this song will still be listened to like stair way to heaven.

[@guitarzan2626]

I doubt it.

[@redneckfarmer6584]

@@guitarzan2626 to each his own @guitarzilla.

[@joejones9520]

@@guitarzan2626 voted biden huh?

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@joejones9520who cares?? Give it a darn rest 💤 💤

[@TheezeDaze]

How many 96 year old songs do you listen to on a regular basis? I can't think of 1. Our time has mostly come and gone. Future generations will sooner than we'd all like to admit, not even care.

[@tavo2422]

Totally underated Uncle Ted. Top guitarist of a generation.

[@emmanuelking9988]

Agree 🎸

[@Downeaster-y3y]

Uhm , seems to my no one back in the 70’s underrated him. He was talked about with the best of the best.

[@extrucker]

Most underrated guitar player of all time. No one plays a guitar with the ferocity of Ted Nugent. He’s like a wild animal playing that thing. Motor City madman! Made in Detroit baby!

[@Pokesalad222]

@@extrucker 🥱

[@davidoverstreet6900]

Holy shit! For the past 45 years, I thought Ted Nugent was singing this song!! Now I know; better late than never!😮 Fantastic performance!

[@jaystrobel7862]

Me too!

[@webman1956]

He sings it now but doesn`t have the voice of the dude singing it here.

[@Zasu42]

Charlie Huhn kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKvVlJ6Id72Bh6Msi=amq7D9dpqlrFF1j4

[@kujonyanthawa594]

derek st holmes

[@williamtillack2456]

Derek St Holmes

[@Michael-rg7mx]

Nugent concert about 1980. He swung onto the jungle stage on a vine wearing a loin cloth. It was so clean and loud that you could see the sound rippling faces. I was almost deaf for a couple days. Incredible experience for a teenager.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

That was the tour for his Scream Dream album.

[@byerly6]

I seen that tour in Beaumont ,Tx . It was my first time to see Ted Nugent and then, last year I seen him for the last time , also in Beaumont .

[@David_Theisen]

I saw Slipknot and Hatebreed in 2015 my ears were ringing for a whole day!! LOL

[@joenutts69]

Yep! Saw that at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, PA.

[@kengodin6800]

Yes saw that show in the sudbury arena, population of about 50k people in this little town. The place was packed

[@therightisright8276]

Ted at the height of his best. Met him when he was in his 60's, shook his hand and that guy has a solid grip of iron that can literally break your hand. I guarantee thats how he can make a Gibson Byrdland jazz guitar sound edgy, dark, deadly as if it's not a musical instrument but a weapon!!

[@odelbert]

This and Writing on the Wall are 2 of the most epic tunes I ever heard, Long Live Uncle TED.

[@autk]

Derek St Holmes on rhythm guitar and lead vocals... an awesome player...Ted and Derek were the best lineup...too bad they couldn't get along...i saw them in the mid 70's right after this album came out, that tour was amazing...saw Ted many times afterwards... ALWAYS a great guitar fest...Damn Yankees was awesome as well.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Dont forget Rob and Cliff too! Those 4 were the pinnacle of Ted's career IMO.

[@sherry8894]

Actually that's not Derek St Holmes. That's Charlie Huhn

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

@@sherry8894 Only a non fan wouldnt know that.

[@unclekennymusic]

One of thee greatest guitar riffs to come out of 70s rock.....

[@peterjaworski7048]

Stranglehold is one of the top 10 songs of all time because it's a classic song with a fabulous team of vocals, lead guitar, drums and bass guitar that is a masterpiece. Very few groups in history recorded a song this good.

[@c.a.t.732]

@@peterjaworski7048 "one of the top 10 songs of all time"? You must not listen to a lot of music.

[@joejones9520]

@@c.a.t.732 biden voter?

[@c.a.t.732]

@@joejones9520 Just someone with musical taste.

[@charliesaucier3352]

@c.a.t.732 Actually, Dik Face its in my top 5, so ph uck off!!

[@GaryGraeff-br2pn]

Ted is one of the best guitar players ever to walk this earth.

[@imacmill]

Wait, what? Your other buddies in here say he's underrated. I'm confused (like Ted seems to be about his sexuality...a chik-with-a-dik).

[@TannerBartko]

​@imacmill Totally agree with you. Boy I'm sick of "This song is underrated"! "This [musician] is "so underrated"! It's like literally every song and artist in existence is underrated. Underrated means you think it's better (critically, not commercially) than its reputation. Underrated doesn't mean it's not "talked" about enough. Not at all the same thing. Bottom-line: STOP saying every song is underrated. It's ridiculously overrused and ridiculously tiresome

[@imacmill]

@@TannerBartko It also gives the person saying it a sense that they have greater musical knowledge than other people, making them feel musically elite. It's just dumb.

[@kbroomall]

God damn right.

[@imacmill]

@@kbroomall He's a good christian man. Please don't take the Lord's name in vain to describe him.

[@timedrington139]

A man that knows his instrument and what it was capable of.

[@yancyjenkinssr1824]

U must not listen to Jimi

[@ChrisGarcia-e1e]

Omg.. we had SO MUCH FUN in the 70's, didn't we?!

[@Hummingbirds2023]

Best time to be young, the music was what it was ALL ABOUT, GREATEST MUSIC EVER!!

[@TheR-n7z]

Saw Ted Nugent headline in '78 at Grand Slam Jam... Milwaukee...he was incredibly nuts...he was the best concert ever in Milwaukee...a great guitar slinger...met him twice...its a CRIME hes not voted in by the rock n roll hall of fame...note all small letters...that was for you TED...my guitar HERO...!!

[@Melhitsman]

Uncle Ted, thank You! From a '70's Man,we salute you most of all. Rock out....

[@rusty-times]

Nothing like the 70's! 👉Started with Free For All and ended with an extended version (over 11 minutes) of "Strangehold" come from the first show, broadcast on NBC on the night of November 24, 1978, when Nugent (with Charlie Huhn on lead vocals) performed alongside REO Speedwagon, AC/DC and Cheap Trick, while live footage of Thin Lizzy playing in London was shown, as were videos by Golden Earring and Aerosmith. Wow!

[@standtall7646]

Derek St. Holmes: Such a great vocalist and musician!!

[@ftroop8462]

That isn't him

[@standtall7646]

@@ftroop8462 I'm aware of that. Just a comment on Derek.

[@harristurner6836]

Stranglehold is probably the greatest Anthem for one particular artists. Such sick sound Uncle Ted can provide

[@OMGWUNSIU]

i saw Ted at the Hollywood Sportatorium in January or 1978 with Golden Earring. He was amazing! Also saw him last July 2023 at The Hollywood Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and was surprised how good he still is. He can still play like a possessed madman! Haha it was a great show and the audience, albeit quite a bit older… lol was totally into it!

[@diffdrmr884]

Derek freakin' St Holmes, baby. Best Nuge era for sure !

[@joebagodonuts8119]

That is not him. That’s Charlie Huhn.

[@dynjarren8355]

I remember my jaw dropped when I saw Nugent hosting the Midnight Special that week! I used to stay up to watch every week but this was special because it was Terrible Ted and hard Rock playing live on my TV 📺 Set. Which rarely happened if ever! I was listening to Aerosmith Toys in the Attic and Rocks. And Kiss . So I was in my teen hard rock phase. So I turned up the TV and rocked out to this show! It was one of the best things I ever saw on TV. Live Music! And it was Hard Rock! Thanks KZbin and to whoever posted this great show!

[@kenhunter6778]

I saw this played live two years ago, it took four days for my hearing to recover, I still have his guitar pick he threw. Ol Ted still can dish it out hard.

[@kenmericle409]

I'll go back many moons on this one.... Jackson MI national guard armory Teddy and Wayne Kramer doing the guitar battle of the century. What a memory. They'd try shattering glass's it was fantastic. Listen to Uncle Ted at least a couple times a week

[@Zoetropeification]

That had to be amazing to see. I was too young to catch MC5 live. But did see Nugent a handful of times in late 70s. Dude could energize a crowd.

[@gened9787]

Saw Ted live in the 70's he was a mad man and rocked his ass off. He opened for Blue Oster Cult and ZZ Top. What a GREAT concert it was

[@ralphgarvin4356]

First concert (with a date) was Ted Nugent at a little venue in Kansas City Memorial Hall. KRAZY good with the guitar he is. My ears are still ringing 49 years later!! Was a great show.

[@MichaelNelson-z3n]

I saw him that time too. I thought my ears were bleeding.

[@richardharris8399]

My top 3 Ted Nugent memories: 1) I dont remember the year, but it seems like 70 or 72 maybe, but there was a promo for a show with Iron Butterfly and the Amboy Dukes, and they called it a battle between Ted and Mike Pinera ( I think that was the dude). 2) Ted and his raccoon tail at the California Jam. 3) Getting crazy in my Duster 340 listening to Great White Buffalo, losing it on I 285, in the rain, sitting in the median (this was back when there was still some grassy median down by the airport), waiting for hours for somebody to stop and give me a hand. Nugent can be hazardous to drive with.

[@soupystevesguitarartsextra3697]

I saw Ted live around 1982 in Vancouver at the coliseum,( largest venue at the time). Wow , what a show, he swung off the top of the 20 ft tall speakers with a rope,only wearing a loin cloth. Was like seeing Tarzan’s son swinging in to have some fun, then swinging out when he was done. The Band was friking bad ass…not missing a beat, but moreover just looked badass. They were biker looking dudes, all muscled up,, just wearing black leather vests, jeans,and biker boots. Toughest looking band we’d ever seen. We actually emulated the band and wore black vests etc.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

I saw him do it in 80 and on the second time swinging across to the other stack of amps he didnt make and he went backwards hanging onto the rope. He was a trooper haha

[@Beastmode42]

I could listen to his guitar solo all day

[@MusicZombieGirl]

I love when a song is all guitar! I'm a guitar junkie, saw him live in Toronto in early 80s. Man, his music flows thru his veins effortlessly. 🎉

[@MichaelWysocki-ks5xt]

Back in the day when I heard a new tune come out and it had a lot of solo guitar, like “ Lonely Is the Night “ I used to tell my friends it was going to be a big hit. Because people like electric guitar.

[@Ctaff63]

Went to see Ted Nugent in I think it was 1980 , Hammersmith Odeon London. I was 17 at time. He basically came on stage and played Live Gonzo. He was full of energy, the Gibson birdland was howling. What a sound he and his band generated that nite, stranglehold and Hibernation were the stand out tunes for me. What a nite . 👍👍

[@paulfitzpatrick6566]

I was there too. 17 also. From the Paralyzed tour. Great night as you so well say. The Nuge played a brand new song in his set - Reservation. Awesome. He’s now a TX Lone Star State advocate of owning your own guns & enjoying your liberty. Too right 😃👊👍

[@john0729]

My first Ted Nugent concert was in 1977 at soldier Field. The Super Bowl rock which included journey 38 special Lynyrd Skynyrd and the tickets are only $10.

[@CynthiaGasparik]

Wow!

[@michaellennon9427]

With empty gallon jugs thrown on stage till he was knee deep in them! Mine had “Dog and Suds” punch with Mad Dog 20-20 in it… great concert!!

[@jenniferplodzien9970]

I saw him in 76 and 77. First row, he was amazing, I’ll never forget it

[@Tednugent-Ch]

Hello,how are you doing? It’s nice seeing you here.

[@davidday8417]

The 2 most underrated guitarist Ted Nugent and Michael Schenker !!

[@kevincogan5174]

I saw Michael Schenker open up for "Uncle Ted" in 1984 at the Sacramento Memoria Auditorium. Was there to see Ted, barely know who Schenker was at the time. I say this with all due respects to Nugent, but Schenker blew him off the stage! At the time I was looking forward to "Double Live Gonzo" relived, But Mikey got Ted in a "Strangle Hold"

[@davidday8417]

@@kevincogan5174 I knew who Schenker was in the 70’s with UFO both Ted and Michael are wicked lead guitarist !! I’ll bet that was an awesome show my 2 favorites kicking ass and taking names !!

[@kevincogan5174]

@@davidday8417 Shortly after the Nugent/Schenker show I bought the live album "Strangers in the Night" and that was that, I was hooked. Shortly after a buddy of mine made a Cassette Recording for me, "Lonesome Crow" by Scorpions on Side A, which I'm sure you are aware, featured a 15 year old Schenker. Side B was "Fly to the Rainbow" by Scorpions, I suddenly had another favorite Axe Slinger Ulrich Roth. By the way, in April of '94 2 friends and myself flew from the Bay Area, Ca. to San Antonio. TX. to see the original line up of the newly reformed UFO play the "La Semana Allegre" Music Festival, April 16th,1994. We flew there specifically at considerable expense to witness Schenker with UFO, and I can honestly say, it was worth every penny!

[@dmitryowens]

​@@kevincogan5174 Uli Roth (Scorpions lead guitarist for most of the 70's) is great too.

[@kevincogan5174]

@@dmitryowens Been a huge fan of Roth since '85. I recall being at a Party in the Sunset District of San Francisco back in '80,and hearing some seriously awesome guitar work. I walked up to the "Turntable" (remember those?) and took a look at the album cover , Scorpions "Tokyo Tapes". Had no idea who they were at that time, but memory stuck with me for all these years. 2 years later I was seeing them for the first time on the "Black Out" Tour, Oakland Coliseum Arena, courtesy of Bill Graham Presents!

[@icemike874]

Bass player Crushin It 💯🔥

[@shaky1919]

John Sauter midwest rock and roll star

[@JonBlackstone]

I've been playing and producing professionally 40 years and Ted was the guy that made me want to be a guitar player. Ted is easily among of the greatest rock guitarists in music history. He had a fire and passion that was only matched by people like Pete Townshend. When Ted played his entire being was invested in every note.

[@The77surfer]

I saw Ted play this last Friday night 8-18-23 in Beaumont Texas. Ted's showmanship was stellar and he went deep into his fantastic catalog of music. This song brought tears to my eyes because this song and Hey Baby came from Ted's 1st album, which was one of the first albums I ever bought....he played both songs.

[@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony]

In Beaumont huh? Very cool.

[@The77surfer]

@@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony Yeah, that was my first concert ever in Beaumont, but not my last. Ford Field is a great arena. I've never been to Beaumont before. I stayed Friday & Saturday so I could explore a little bit. Yes, I will go back, it was quite enjoyable.

[@cademackenzie4402]

i’m from nome, texas-very close! great musician

[@southrules]

Ted had one good song and this is it

[@kingboagart899]

​@southrules you haven't heard much Ted. Maybe you should use those digits of yours to study up on the you tube instead of giving handjobs.

[@b80-s9i]

Ted Nugent was THE SHOW back then...every person was put on a pedestal if they went to a Ted Nugent concert! EVRYBODY wanted to hear EVERYTHING that Ted did & played!! The kids call this level "rock god" nowadays & that's exactly what Ted was... Thee Man💪😎👍

[@kenlarson944]

I saw Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes in the juice joint music venues around Chicago and burbs. His guitar was always hypnotic and aged likevfine wine. Nicely done uncle Ted.

[@mickbray4195]

I was serving in Germany 1975 when this song first came out and was still there November 24, 1978, when this concert played right before I came back to the States in December 1977. And, I am living proof YOU!! never got to go!!

[@skeletonmakesgood]

Quite possibly the greatest edition of The Midnight Special ever aired!

[@Zoetropeification]

I saw a lot of bands from this episode at a day long concert in Cleveland in the summer of 1979. Nugent, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Journey And the Scorpions doing their first ever live show in the USA. All in one day. It was amazing.

[@carllloyd5799]

I remember seeing him in Germany in 1980 wearing nothing but a loincloth at the 3rd annual Golden Summer Night concert. I actually was allowed to sit on the edge of the concert stage. Saw him again in my hometown of Poplar Bluff Mo. in 2007 from the front of the barrier !

[@deltonkillen8024]

What a way to close out a Midnight Special!! The Nuge and his band --- WOW !!

[@Irockthere4]

Who’s that singing?

[@robertpulson4351]

​@Irockthere4 exactly why I came here. It looks like temu ozzy

[@Irockthere4]

Charlie Huhn?

[@pcc678]

It doesn't get any better than this!

[@robertkroberjr.157]

Uncle Ted! 😎🎸🔥🇺🇲

[@andya857]

67, have all albums from the day , unplayable but music gold ,Absolute Fucking Master ..🎸🎶

[@Rockzilla404]

Regardless of what you, me or anyone else thinks of Ted Nugent as a person his music and incredible performances are definitely Rock and Roll Hall of Fame worthy..

[@reverendtos4271]

I think Charlie Huhn did a very respectble job of filling in for Derek \m/

[@eric_in_florida]

I saw Charlie fronting Foghat many years ago and he was great.

[@danielbesser4602]

Thanks for identifying him! I thought that didn't look like Derek! You are right, though, he did a great job filling in.

[@anthonydixon452]

Decent enough I suppose but he's no DSH. Derek is just so total badass.🎸

[@michaelschmidt9708]

@@anthonydixon452 Charlie is a much better musician than Derek - that's why he's actually had a multi-faceted career after Ted (his 'Dirty Fingers' with Gary Moore rules. For starters) that lasts to this day whereas Derek disappeared from view after Whitford/St.Holmes.

[@timhoovermusicman]

Puth

[@soulbrother5435]

Ted might be controversal figure today but he rocked hard to leave the great muscial legacy. His 70s output is untouchable

[@baneverything5580]

Democrats are the problem...not people who believe in what`s best for America. Democrats have ruined a large portion of this nation. They belong in institutions or cages for public safety reasons.

[@bobbyg7102]

Controversial because he loves America?

[@davidmitchell6873]

He loves America so much he crapped his pants to get out of fighting for it.

[@lilpoohbear653]

controversial????LOL...people now think they are the opposite secs, have support rats and think they are aliens from other planets and Ted Nugent is controversial??? what a joke. He has an opinion just like everybody else...let him have his and you have yours...

[@jjsc4396]

@@bobbyg7102oh FF sake, give it a break 🙄

[@williamwagner557]

Saw Ted in 79’ Philly Spectrum with AC/DC and the Scorpions. Highway to Hell was just released. One of Bon Scott’s last shows. The Spectrum was on fire that night😮

[@billgoodwin8742]

I saw Ted in 1981, it was the loudest show I have ever seen. My ears rang for 3 days.! But Ted has always put on a great show.

[@webman1956]

He put on his best show in front of the draft board.

[@raelynnhensiak3772]

Best time ever to be a teenager! This song is iconic of our generation! Ted is a badass ❤❤❤

[@AndresManosalvas]

Marvelous, wild, and pure gold. I am 43 and I am from Ecuador, almost impossible to live those days where tv was a real entertainment. I am glad to see this jewel, thank you.

[@tbone9912]

Passing a big joint of crappy brown weed and cranking this song while chasing tornadoes in the Midwest in a souped up 1969 Fairlane 500. I miss 1983.

[@loyalUSguy]

Cruising around in somebody's beater hotrod, up and down whatever main drag, then hitting the side roads to burn one. Yep. The crappy brown weed. And then a Zepp, Rush, or Floyd tape next. Somebody always stole my tapes.

[@John-p9j8o]

One of the greatest Rock tracks ever laid down. Ted is a red blooded American!

[@e010222476]

One of the best Rock n’ Roll songs ever!

[@RandyBlattner]

Never see or hear this kind of talent again. The best!!!!

[@Shooter_FPV]

One of my all-time favorite leads... Ted was/is a MASTER!!! Passion and feeling are SO missing in today's music. I am so fortunate that I grew up in the days of Nugent, Page, Beck and the rest. 🤘🤘

[@L4M858]

Wow, I remember seeing Nugent at Winterland back in the mid 70's. I recall he was standing on top of all the amps and playing Queen of the Forest. He's a natural playing the guitar, one of the best.

[@samuski36]

All these years later and this music still reminds me where I come from!

[@keithschmidt5700]

In all my 66 years I have never witnessed another guitarist like Ted Nugent. The way he could play that hollow box electric guitar was nothing short of brilliant.

[@markcrowe4049]

Ted Nugent was a complete wild man on stage, got see him four times, never disappointed us!

[@KaptainKopter]

I saw Ted when this album came out! I still remember it like it was yesterday and to me this album revitalized this type of music! We all went Gonzo! Ted was at the forefront of that movement! This lineup was a helluva band!

[@Ourladyrules]

the glory days! i saw him mid seventies with my friends 🎸🎸👍👍👍

[@timothyallen1725]

The first concert I ever went to AC/DC opened for Cheap Trick who opened for Pat Travers who opened for the Ten Fingers of Doom at the Seattle Center Coliseum August 29th 1978.

[@kevinvonderscher3971]

Love it ! He played ASU activity center in Tempe AZ Nov 3 1977 & my hearing has never recovered ! Unbelievable show ! When you went to see uncle Ted you got your moneys worth !

[@edwardschickling5783]

Truth. I'm 64, long in the tooth, a percussionist, and yet I always come back to this anthem when feeling down.

[@davidstokes4630]

I'm 67. "Free For All" always did it for me. Ever since "Cat Scratch Fever" I've loved Nugent's in your face nasty, coarse, loud, and raunchy Rock n Roll! '70's American rock at it's best, by a great American Patriot!!! Rock on Ted!!!

[@michaelsmithjr.8589]

I saw him on the weekend warrior show and state of shock. Classics.

[@dmikedibert]

1st saw Ted in 1979 at Pittsburgh Civic Arena . Ted Nugent, AC/DC, Scorpions. What a show!!!

[@davidreed3165]

When my future wife and I were 16, we made out upstairs to this whole album. This December we will be married 43 years. Thanks Ted!

[@dwayneard5997]

Mr Dilly remembers as a teen staying up late back in the 70's to see Uncle Teddy..do this song on the Midnight Special. .. Back when Rock and Roll was... Ass Kick'n and "Real" !!!!.. Got my first Guitar soon afterwards....The rest is History... Thank You....Ted Nugent...Da Motor City Madman !!!🙏👍🎸😎❤️ .

[@michaelkarsten1896]

I saw the motor city madman in 75 and in 2011 with my brother Jimmy. Ted will never stop Rockin🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@larrycourtney5638]

One of the great guitarist and showmen of the 70's , I went to see Ted at least 15 times during the 70's .

[@SoutheasternOutdoors]

When our troops play this one on the way to battle you know it's a good one

[@SteveMavronis]

Best performance of this classic song that I've ever seen!

[@jtf2dan]

This song came out three years before this rendition on his 1975 self titled album. Remember rocking to it in High school in 1976.......good times!